It often happens out of nowhere. You come across an old game, see a forgotten picture, smell a familiar scent, taste homemade food, or hear a song you haven’t heard in years. Before you know it, you’re swept into a soft flashback that isn’t necessarily a single memory, but a whole feeling from a past version of yourself. You see what’s beautiful in things that are ephemeral. It’s love in a piece of time, and you can’t help but fall in love again. You blink, and the feeling is over. You were...

As the year slowly draws to a close, the days begin to shrink sooner than most of us are ready for. By 5 o’clock, the sun's already set, leaving ourselves to wonder, “Is it already bedtime or has the day just slipped away too quickly?”  Leaves that once clung to their branches drift to the ground, shedding their silky green coats for shades of rust orange, amber, and crimson, leaving us to find a crunch beneath our feet. The air grows crispier with each passing day. Pumpkins, once wearing...

Mental health is still often a stigmatized and polarized topic. Depending on how you grew up - how much or how little you talked about your feelings, whether emotions were met with support or silence, or whether seeking guidance was seen as a strength or a weakness - everyone’s view of mental health looks different. The more you grow and change, the more you may start to feel the pressure of always needing to perform well academically, socially, or even physically. You may start to face peer...